Salvation Army open today as relief shelter from heat

Other cooling centers also listed

The Salvation Army Harbor Light Village, 6723 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, will be open as a shelter for people to come in out of the hot weather today.

They will provide water and a snack for anyone who comes in.

Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 17. People may stay until the closing hours.

The Harbor Light Village will not be open on Friday, June 18, in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.

A heat advisory is in effect this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures today are forecast to rise to around 99 degrees, with a heat index of 104. Temperatures are forecast to be around 100 on Friday.

Cooling center list

The Unified Government posted a list of cooling centers at midday Thursday. That list is online at https://unifiedgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/LocalPerspective/index.html?appid=05d96f432cd645f6a59512875df09d6b.

The UG’s list of cooling centers and spray parks includes:

Eisenhower Community Center, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Eisenhower Spray Park, 2901 N. 72nd St.;

Providence YMCA-Ball Family Center, 8601 Parallel Parkway, from 1 to 4 p.m.;

Kane Community Center, 3130 N. 122nd St., from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.;

Heathwood Park, 10th and Parallel, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.;

Beatrice Lee Community Center, 1210 N. 10th St., Kansas City, Kansas, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.;

Kansas City, Kansas, City Hall Lobby, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.;

Armourdale Community Center, 730 Osage Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.;

Joe E. Amayo Argentine Community Center, 2810 Metropolitan Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.;

Turner Recreation Commission, 831 S. 55th, Kansas City, Kansas, 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.;

Pierson Spray Park, 1800 S. 55th St., Kansas City, Kansas, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.;

Bonner Springs Aquatic Park, 1200 S. 134th St., Bonner Springs, noon to 7 p.m.;

Bonner Springs Family YMCA, 2251 S. 138th St., Bonner Springs, 1 to 4 p.m.;

Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Library, 201 N. Nettleton Ave., Bonner Springs, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.;

Bonner Springs Community Center, 200 E. Third St., Bonner Springs, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Gardening program to be July 1

“Gardening for Birds with Native Plants,” an online program, will be presented at 11:30 a.m. July 1 online through the K-State Research and Extension Wyandotte County Master Gardeners.

The program will be by Jennifer Delisle, board of directors, Jayhawk Audubon Society.

The program will discuss using native plants in landscapes, growing bird-friendly plants to attract birds while making spaces beautiful, easy to care for and better for the environment.

The program is designed to help people have a positive effect on planting for birds where they live. The program will focus on the food preferences of backyard birds in northeast Kansas and the native plants that supply that food.

For more information call 913-299-9300 or contact https://tinyurl.com/3snryjsz.

Washburn announces spring graduates

Six students from Wyandotte County are in the spring graduating class at Washburn University, Topeka.

The graduates include:

Alexander Davis, Kansas City, Kansas, Associate of Science in Respiratory Therapy.
Madeline Potvin, Kansas City, Kansas, Associate of Science in Surgical Technology.
Jacob Groover, Bonner Springs, with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Technology Administration.
Cornelius Ruff, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Communication.
Sandra Velazquez, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.
Grayce Beery, Kansas City, Kansas, Bachelor of Health Science in Medical Imaging.